Sunday, July 12, 2009, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm
The Research Forum provides an excellent opportunity to share recent research addressing issues in science and technology librarianship.
The following papers will be presented. Julia Gelfand, editor of Science & Technology Libraries, will serve as the guest commentator and offer critiques of each.
Assumptions of Originality: Plagiarism, Patchwriting, and the Engineering Master's Thesis,” by Edward Eckel, Western Michigan University. Presentation online
“The Case for a Scientific Institutional Repository: A View from the Laboratory,” by Cecelia Brown and June Abbas, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Presentation online
One Person, Many Responsibilities: An Analysis of Science and Technology Library Job Descriptions,” by John Meier, Pennsylvania State University. Presentation online
“Rocket Science Can Be Understood: Librarians as STEM Faculty Outreach Partners,” by Melanie Sellar, Marymount College. Presentation online